The River
Train (Holiday) Lyrics

It's coming on Christmas
The holiday season is approaching.

They're cutting down trees
People are getting Christmas trees and cutting them down.

They're putting up reindeer
Decorations such as reindeer are being put up for the holiday season.

And singing songs of joy and peace
Holiday songs are being sung, encompassing the cheer and peaceful spirit of Christmas.

Oh I wish I had a river
The songwriter is expressing a desire to escape their current life or situation.

I could skate away on
The songwriter wishes to escape in a winter-themed manner, as if they were skating away on a river.

Well it don't snow here
The songwriter's current location does not experience snow during the winter season.

It stays pretty green
Their location does not fully envelop itself in the winter season, remaining largely green instead of white.

I'm going to make a lot of money
The songwriter intends to make a substantial amount of money, enough to hopefully leave their current life behind.

Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
After achieving financial freedom, they plan on leaving their current life and situation behind, which they describe as 'crazy'.

But I'm so hard to handle
The songwriter may recognize that they have personal faults, making them difficult to deal with.

I'm selfish and I'm sad
They may see themselves as self-centered and unhappy.

Now I've gone and lost the best baby
The songwriter has lost a loved one or significant other that they hold dear.

That I ever had
This individual was their greatest love or other important figure.

I wish I had a river so long
The desire for escape persists for the songwriter, but this time the river is of a greater length.

I would teach my feet to fly
They wish for a river so long that it would allow them to skate for what feels like an endlessly long amount of time.

I made my baby cry
Their actions or faults caused the person they lost to feel emotional distress, leading to tears.

She tried hard to help me
The person they lost made a valiant effort to help the songwriter.

You know, she put me at ease
This person was able to calm the songwriter and make them feel better.

And she loved me so naughty
This individual's love for the songwriter was 'mischievous' or spicy in nature.

Made me weak in the knees
The love was powerful, so much so that it made the songwriter feel physically weak.

I made my baby say goodbye
The songwriter's actions or faults ultimately led to their lover saying goodbye and ending their relationship.